Archive for April, 2010
Stations fear heritage listing
Pastoralists expressed deep concerns about the proposed West Kimberley heritage listing at last week’s PGA meeting in Perth.
The Kimberley branch of the Pastoralists and Graziers Association meets to day in Broome.
Farm Weekly [read this story]
Racing the Planet: First competitors finish
The first three competitors crossed the finish line together at 18:34 this evening.
“Salvador Calvo Redondo, Lia Farley and Francesco Galanzino crossed the finish line of Stage 5 together at 18:34,” said the race organisers. more »
Racing the Planet update
Most competitors have reached checkpoint 2 of the final stage of the 250km desert foot race.
The final stage is 100km in length, mostly following the Gibb River Road.
You can read two detailed updates from the organisers blog entries here: more »
Missing anglers story
The story of the two missing anglers and how they came to be stranded.
They were found with their partially-submerged dinghy just five miles south of Entrance Point, where their journey began.
The West Australian [read this story]
Doctor breaches infection control guidelines
A doctor breached infection control guidelines while working in several country hospitals.
The anaesthetist worked at Port Hedland hospital from 1 June 2008 til 1 April 2010; Nickol Bay on 10 March 2010 and Derby from 5 – 9 April this year.
The West Australian [read this story]
Bushfire management under investigation
The government department responsible for bushfire management is under investigation.
A special investigator, recommended by the coroner, is looking into the Department of Environment and Conservation’s ability to manage major fires.
Racing the Planet update
We have just received this message:
“Thursday 29th April, 2010. 9:39am Stage 5. Competitors passing through Checkpoint 1 have said how much they more »
Broome Port: Industrial dispute sorted
Waterside workers say their safety dispute with the port authority has been resolved.
They walked off the job for 24 hours late last month.
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